Kenya wildlife service officers in partnership with Busia police have arrested two suspects in possession of 26 kilograms of elephants tusks valued at Ksh9.1 million.
According to Busia sub-county deputy police commander Stephen Kimunya, they laid a trap at Korinda to nab the two suspects after they received a tipoff from members of the public in regards to the transportation of the tusks.
He added that the suspects a Kenyan and a Ugandan were using a motorbike to ferry the tusks concealed in a sack of dry cassava suspected to be from Uganda.
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The two suspects together with the bids visa rider are currently being held at Busia police station awaiting to be arraigned before Busia law courts.
